wary
wary
Definition
wary (wer′ē)
wary of
careful of
wary
Synonyms
wary
modif.
wary
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- stranger: She didn't want any further lectures from her mother about behaving like a lady on the boat, or being wary of strangers.
- pickpocket: Safety Visitors should still be wary of pickpockets, especially at night.
- emails: Be wary of emails claiming that you've won a prize.
- broker: Wary of brokers see for example for three years figure out how.
- threat: Essien is wary of the threat posed by Liverpool and believes the game will be decided by the battle in midfield.
- anyone: Be wary of anyone who just shows you pictures of ' standard ' bouquets.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: The hysterical nature of the reports has made jumpers even more wary of talking to the press.
Modifies a noun
- eye: According to my sources, Rome is now keeping a more wary eye on the English Church.
Modifying Another Word
- understandably: With this kind of prurient scrutiny, female entrepreneurs are understandably wary of becoming too public.
- rightly: Many people are afraid to gather wild mushrooms, probably because they are quite rightly wary of picking poisonous ones.
- extremely: I'm also extremely wary of anything that says a popular science book reads like a good novel.
- naturally: I'm naturally wary of anyone in a suit, especially in Halfords, so assumed he was about to sell me something... .
- especially: In practice, it is sensible to be especially wary in negotiations with consultants.
- slightly: On the second book I've been slightly wary of it.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: Technical traders remained wary of any bounce in the physical market like that seen at the end of June 2004.
- seem: We still seem wary of defining Europe's identity.
- become: From the age of around seven months children can become very wary of adults, other than their parents.
- feel: You've got no reason to suspect them of doing anything wrong, but you feel wary.
- get: Better tackle and float fishing methods help keep bites coming when the fish get wary.
wary Quotes
The 50s face was angry, the 60s face was well-fed, the 70s face was foxy. Perhaps it was the right expression: there was a lot to be waryabout.
I can't help feeling wary when I hear anything said about the masses. First you take their faces from 'em by calling 'em the masses and then you accuse 'em of not having any faces.
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